New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 24:50-61

50Then Labanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837and Bethuelוּבְתוּאֵל֙u.ve.tu.'ElH1328repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “The matterהַדָּבָ֑רha.da.VarH1697comesיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318from the Lordמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068; sowe cannotלֹ֥א נוּכַ֛לlo' nu.KhalH3201 H3808speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696to you badרַ֥עra'H7451orאוֹ־'ov-H176goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

51Hereהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009is Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, takeקַ֣חkachH3947herand goוָלֵ֑ךְva.LekhH1980,and let her be the wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802of your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121,as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.”

52WhenH3512Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650heardשָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'H8085their wordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697, hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776before the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

53The servantהָעֶ֜בֶדha.'E.vedH5650broughtוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318outarticlesכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֨סֶףKhe.sefH3701and articlesוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,and garmentsוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them to Rebekahלְרִבְקָ֑הle.riv.KahH7259;he also gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414preciousוּמִ֨גְדָּנֹ֔תu.Mig.da.NotH4030thingsH4030to her brotherלְאָחִ֖יהָle.'a.Chi.haH251and to her motherוּלְאִמָּֽהּ׃u.le.'i.MahH517.

54Then he and the menH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him ateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֗וּvai.yish.TuH8354and spentH3885the nightוַיָּלִ֑ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885.When they aroseוַיָּק֣וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sendשַׁלְּחֻ֥נִיsha.le.Chu.niH7971me awayH7971to my masterלַֽאדֹנִֽי׃La.do.NiH113.”

55But her brotherאָחִ֙יהָ֙'a.Chi.haH251and her motherוְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the girlהַנַּעֲרָ֥ha.na.'a.RaH5291stayתֵּשֵׁ֨בte.ShevH3427with us a fewdaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,sayא֣וֹ'oH176tenעָשׂ֑וֹרa.SorH6218;afterwardאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310she may goתֵּלֵֽךְ׃te.LekhH1980.”

56He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Do not delayתְּאַחֲר֣וּte.'a.cha.RuH309me, sincethe Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068has prosperedהִצְלִ֣יחַhitz.Li.achH6743my wayדַּרְכִּ֑יdar.KiH1870.Sendשַׁלְּח֕וּנִיsha.le.Chu.niH7971me awayH7971that I may goוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980to my masterלַֽאדֹנִֽי׃La.do.NiH113.”

57And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We will callנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121the girlלַֽנַּעֲרָ֑la.na.'a.RaH5291andconsultוְנִשְׁאֲלָ֖הve.nish.'a.LahH7592her wishesפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.”

58Then they calledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121Rebekahלְרִבְקָה֙le.riv.KahH7259and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to her, “Will you goהֲתֵלְכִ֖יha.te.le.KhiH1980with thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376?”And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I will goאֵלֵֽךְ׃'e.LekhH1980.”

59Thus they sentH7971awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971their sisterאֲחֹתָ֖ם'a.cho.TamH269Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259andher nurseמֵנִקְתָּ֑הּme.nik.TahH3243with Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650and his menH376.

60They blessedוַיְבָרֲכ֤וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288Rebekahרִבְקָה֙riv.KahH7259and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to her, “May you, our sisterאֲחֹתֵ֕נוּ'a.cho.Te.nuH269,Becomeהֲיִ֖יha.YiH1961thousandsלְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.FeiH505of tenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandsH7233, And may yourdescendantsזַרְעֵ֔ךְzar.'EkhH2233possessוְיִירַ֣שׁve.yi.RashH3423The gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of those who hateשֹׂנְאָֽיו׃so.ne.'AvH8130them.”

61Then Rebekahרִבְקָ֜הriv.KahH7259aroseוַתָּ֨קָםva.Ta.komH6965with her maidsוְנַעֲרֹתֶ֗יהָve.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291,and they mountedוַתִּרְכַּ֙בְנָה֙va.tir.Kav.nahH7392the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֔יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581and followedוַתֵּלַ֖כְנָה אַחֲרֵ֣יva.te.Lakh.nah 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376.So the servantהָעֶ֛בֶדha.'E.vedH5650tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259and departedוַיֵּלַֽךְ׃vai.ye.LakhH1980.

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